State Court Orders Sonoma County Pension Board to Release Records
August 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A state appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling requiring the disclosure of...
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Fannie Mae’s Conservator Sued by Pension Funds Group Over Recovery Limit
August 29, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A pension fund investors group sued Fannie Mae’s conservator over a...
Aging Population a Problem for Chinese Pension
August 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - China's rapidly aging population poses serious challenges to the introduction of an affordable comprehensive pension system, a top legislator has said.
Study Shows DC Plans Would Cost Texas Taxpayers More Money
August 26, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Pension Trustee Advisors (PTA), a consultancy on public pension systems, says its study has...
Pension Funding Remains Credit Concern for U.S. Corporate Issuers
August 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The potential for elevated pension contributions in the coming years—given potential negative asset returns in 2011 and more conservative asset allocations by plan...
Poll Finds More Pensions Using Investing Alternatives
August 25, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – An SEI Quick Poll shows a significant increase in the percentage of pension portfolios...
Regulators Seek Comment on Stable Value Contract Study
August 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have approved for publication in the Federal Register a request...
Study Shows 67% of Parents Saving For Childrens' College Costs
August 24, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – Results from Fidelity Investments fifth annual College Savings Indicator study found significant shifts in...
CII Urges SEC to File Petition
August 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) and 14 members sent a letter on August 19 to urge the Securities and Exchange Commission to...
SD Retirement System Recovers Investment Losses
August 23, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.COM) - According to BusinessWeek, the South Dakota Retirement System ended its latest financial year with $1.6 billion more than it...
J.P. Morgan Cites Institutional Investor Trends
August 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - J.P. Morgan said it is seeing many of its clients actively taking advantage of the down markets to rebalance and get back to...
Investment Managers Find Economy and Regulations Hampering Growth
August 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The dual impact of the persistently weak economic environment and new regulations is keeping investment management companies on a slow growth track, according...
KPMG Report Reveals Typical Fraudster
August 22, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – KPMG released the results from its 2011 Who is a Typical Fraudster? report.
TPAs Have 30% Influence of Total 401(k) Assets
August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – A recent study conducted by Cerulli shows the TPA marketplace has a 30% influence on 401(k) assets.
Nearly Half of DC Plan Sponsors to Offer Inflation Protection Strategies
August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) – The Mercer US Defined Contribution Investment Survey, which polled 233 defined contribution (DC) retirement plan sponsors, found nearly half either offer or plan to soon...
529 Plan Assets Increase in Q2 2011
August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Financial Research Corporation's (FRC) 529 College Savings Quarterly Data Highlights show 529 savings plan assets have increased to an estimated $149.8 billion...
Investors Who Maintain Diversified Asset Allocation Strategy Are Rewarded
August 18, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Fidelity Investments' second quarter 2011 review of 401 (k) accounts confirmed that even during the most volatile market activity, investors who maintain a...
Study Finds Room for Improvement in QDIA Offerings
August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While Defined Contribution plan sponsors report high satisfaction levels with their current QDIA investment managers, opportunities exist for aspiring QDIA (Qualified Default Investment...
Finance Executives Cite Recruiting and Retention Concerns
August 17, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The accounting and finance employment market in many parts of the world may be in a state of transition, according...
CalPERS Shifts Asset Allocations
August 16, 2011 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The California Public Employees Retirement System’s (CalPERS) investment committee voted to lower the $226.1 billion fund’s goal for real estate as a proportion of...